CSX3369 on BAT

[5s386]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/cobra-427-replica/

[rkm]

How is it titled? Is it street legal?

[Grumpy]

Is this one of the frame's that Shelby had stashed away that were not street cars?

[Coralsnake]

"Stashed away"

Thats funny 😂

[A-Snake]

Is this one of the frame's that Shelby had stashed away that were not street cars?

There were no 'stashed' frames. They are new frames by McCluskey

[Coralsnake]

Right, but thats not the "story" 😉

[Bob Gaines]

Right, but thats not the "story" 😉

That's right a different story than what has been written. Back in the early 90's SAAC sponsored a Caribbean cruise that CS attended. During one of the get togethers that Ed Meyer,myself and about 20 others had a Q+A session with CS.The question was asked about the Cobra chassis story and CS proceeded to explain that during a interview he told a reporter about the remaining CSX3000 vin numbers from the 1960's that he could legally be able to finish building and that he was going to finish the run. The reporter didn't understand the novel concept at the time of VIN numbers only on paperwork and being able to complete the run to use them up. He must have assumed that the vins were attached to the tube chassis hidden somewhere. He wrote that up in the story and Shelby said that when he read it that it sounded better than his real story that he explained during the reporters interview and so he didn't correct it. He wasn't asked to proof the story before hand and CS said he decided to just let the story run because it sounded better than his real story. He also said that since he didn't make the mistake he couldn't get in trouble for it as long as he didn't confirm the report. He laughed about all of the free publicity the reporters mistake caused. Good or bad it was still free publicity. I think it was PT Barnum that said there is no such thing as bad publicity.   

[Bigfoot]

That's hilarious

[trotrof1]

I remember reading an article about Carroll procuring a dozen new Ford 289 hipo engines for the continuation  1966 convertible project.